diff --git a/shared/nm-utils/nm-macros-internal.h b/shared/nm-utils/nm-macros-internal.h
index 6a419f788f..40e2dd0bc9 100644
--- a/shared/nm-utils/nm-macros-internal.h
+++ b/shared/nm-utils/nm-macros-internal.h
@@ -639,6 +639,9 @@ NM_G_ERROR_MSG (GError *error)
 #define NM_PROPAGATE_CONST(test_expr, ptr) (ptr)
 #endif
 
+#define NM_MAKE_STRV(...) \
+	((const char *const[]) { __VA_ARGS__, NULL })
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
 #define _NM_IN_SET_EVAL_1( op, _x, y)           (_x == (y))